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Freddie Mac's weekly survey put the 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 7.40% on October 15, 2026, unchanged from the week before and up from 6.27% a year ago. The 15-year rate was 6.71%.
The National Association of Realtors says September existing-home sales rose 1.5% from August but were 2.2% below a year earlier. The median price was $417,500, up 1.3% from a year ago, and inventory reached 1.60 million homes.
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